Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT AND AIRBORNE FORCES CHARITY 

a. Relief of need, hardship, and distress amongst past and present members of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, and their dependants.b. The promotion of efficiency of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces;c. The promotion and maintenance of the heritage of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £10,693,000 available, equivalent to 88 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£1,442£1,465£-23£463£12,943£10,69387.6100
31/12/21£1,839£1,258£581£516£15,310£12,021114.71022
31/12/20£1,892£1,448£444£528£13,304£10,17484.31237
31/12/19£1,517£1,394£123£573£5,896£3,04726.21217
31/12/18£1,394£1,558£-164£443£5,420£2,63520.31012
31/12/17£1,169£1,380£-211£435£4,438£2,44921.380
31/12/16£1,560£1,358£202£514£5,810£2,51022.280
31/12/15£2,763£1,261£1,502£540£5,414£2,10720.180
31/12/14£976£1,093£-116£371£3,845£1,97421.780
31/12/13£532£349£183£28£1,742£1,65556.950
31/12/12£688£441£247£91£1,496£1,42938.950
31/12/11£511£409£102£63£1,088£1,09632.230
31/12/10£277£280£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 67.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 31.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 87.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 13.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years

www.supportourparas.org

HFC@supportourparas.org

01206817074

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Listed activities
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 10 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 52-78
  • FRED GRAY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Compliance Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/10/2009, number: 1131977
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/09/2009, number: 07005997
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AIRBORNE FORCES SECURITY FUND on 24/01/2020
Main office

RHQ PARA
Merville Barracks
Post Room
Circular Road South
COLCHESTER
CO2 7UT

Objectives

The Charity’s object (‘the Object’) is to further any charitable purposes by such means as the Directors shall from time to time think fit, including but not limited to:(1) The promotion of efficiency of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces;(2) The relief of need, hardship and distress amongst past and present members of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces and their dependants;(3) The promotion and maintenance of the heritage of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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